talk someone's ear off
To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciatedTo talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
» Tom will talk your ear off if you let him.
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1 senses(idiomatic, slang)To talk to someone excessively, or far more than is wanted or appreciated.
Near-synonyms: talk the ears off a donkey, talk the hind leg off a donkey, talk the legs off a pot, talk the leg off the Lamb of God
If he can get you on the phone, he'll talk your ear off, every time.
jemandem ein Kotelett ans Ohr labern, jemanden volllabern
прожужжать ушиprožužžatʹ uši
Examples
20 sentencesTom will talk your ear off if you let him.
Tom talked my ears off.
ruТом мне все уши прожужжал. — marafon
deTom hat mich vollgelabert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom talked my ear off.
deTom hat mich vollgelabert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
His talk is off the point.
Tom could talk the leg off an iron pot.
ruТом кого угодно до смерти заговорит. — marafon
deTom konnte einem ein Loch in den Bauch reden. — brauchinet
Translations
5 languagesForms
talks someone's ear off, talking someone's ear off, talked someone's ear off, talked someone's ear off| Base form | talk someone's ear off · to talk someone's ear off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | talks someone's ear off |
| Present participle | talking someone's ear off |
| Past simple | talked someone's ear off |
| Past participle | talked someone's ear off |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | talk someone's ear off |
| he, she, it | talks someone's ear off |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | talked someone's ear off |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have talked someone's ear off |
| he, she, it | has talked someone's ear off |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will talk someone's ear off |
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb